Sympistis

Sympistis

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Sympistis: //sɪmˈpɪstɪs//

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Images

Sympistis riparia (10.3897-zookeys.661.10867) Figure 10 by [Photo: M. Nelson] Goldstein PZ, Nelson MW (2017) Two psammophilic noctuids newly associated with beach plum, Prunus maritima (Rosaceae): The Dune Noctuid (Sympistis riparia) and Coastal Heathland Cutworm (Abagrotis benjamini) in Northeastern North America (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). ZooKeys 661: 61-89. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.661.10867. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Sympistis sp. (9095415729) by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Sympistis badistriga by James Sullivan, Research Collection of J. B. Sullivan. Used under a Copyrighted free use license.
Abagrotis benjamini (10.3897-zookeys.661.10867) Figure 23 by [Photo: ] Goldstein PZ, Nelson MW (2017) Two psammophilic noctuids newly associated with beach plum, Prunus maritima (Rosaceae): The Dune Noctuid (Sympistis riparia) and Coastal Heathland Cutworm (Abagrotis benjamini) in Northeastern North America (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). ZooKeys 661: 61-89. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.661.10867. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Sympistis chionanthi by James Sullivan, Research Collection of J. B. Sullivan. Used under a Copyrighted free use license.
Sympistis augustus by David Wikle, Canadian National Collection of Insects and Nematodes. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

Summary

Sympistis is a genus of moths within the family Noctuidae, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It includes numerous species primarily found in North America.

Distribution

North America north of Mexico, consisting of 176 species listed by Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) with one species reinstated in 2013.

Tags

  • Sympistis
  • Lepidoptera
  • Noctuidae
  • moths
  • North America
  • insects